Improved bottle-lock



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WILLIAM A. LUDDRN, OF-

B'RooKLYN, New YORK.

Letters Patent No. 85,111, dated December 22, 1868.

IMPROVED BOTTLE-Loox.

The Schedule referred vto in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it may concerny Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. LUnnnN, oi the city of Brooklyn, in the State of New York,'have iuvented a new and useful Bottle-Lock and covering or cap for the neck of bottles and I dolierehy declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact'description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and construct the same, reference being 'h ad tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a means for securelylocking up the contents of bottles, and rendering them inaccessible to any one not possessing a key to unlock the same; and, for this purpose,

My invention consists of a cap or hollow cylihder, closed at one end, into which the neck ,of any ordinary bottle may be inserted, the said cap or hollow cylinder being provided with a spring, or screw-catch, or other lock, so constructed and arranged that the catch or v screw or b olt of the lock shlall catch under or uponA the tlange on the upper end of the neck of the bottle, when the cap is in positionI thus securing it firmly in its place.

It is obvious that many forms and kinds of catches, bolts, and locks may be used in connection with this 1in the' forni shown in the accompanyingl drawings, the covering or cap F is made of sheetbrass or other material', in the form of a thimble-cap, or a hollow cyli nder closed at one end, and covering the entire end of' the neck ofthe bottle, and shutting in the cork, and coming downover the neck ofthe bottle, below the rim or flange E of the neck, more or less, closing in the cork and the neck of the bottle with a snug or fair fit.

The lock is attached to the sideof the cover or cap, and,witl1 its spring or screw-catch, bolting or shutting below and under the rim or flange oi' the neck oi" thc bottle, and, when locked, makes the cover or cap fast npon the neck ofthe bottle, keeping the cork in place, and thebottle and its contents safe, and inaccessible to all except those havingthe ke)l to the lock oi' the same.

The spring or catch-lock is constructed by means of a spring, attached at its lower extremity by being soldered, riveted, or otherwise fastened to the lower edge of the bottle-cover or cap, and within the same, and

' bottle without the proper key.

-the bottle-cover or cap.

The bottle-cover or cap is unlocked and removed by inserting a key, G, at and within the end of the nipple, with a socket and screw in the end oi the key, and,

\ by screwing the key upon the screw attached to vthey j spring, while the shoulder of the key, coming against `.the top of the nipple, draws the spiing back against the side of the cover, 'and thus sets the bottle-cover or cap free, and easily to be slipped off or removed from the neck of the bottle.

. The lock may also be constructed by means of a screw attached toA and passing through the nipple by corresponding threads upon the screw and in the nipple, with the outward and upper end of the screw square, or of'any other form, and the bottle-cover or cap locked 'by attaching a key of corresponding shape and form,

fitting upon the outer end of the screw, and the'bottlecover or cap locked by turning the screw by means of -the key, and driving the screw inward and through the-nipple, vtowards the neck of the bottle, and under the bottle-rim or fiange, and thus making 'the bottleco'ver or cap fast and iirln. w

Many other forms of tumbler andother locks may be advantageously employed in connection with the lock;- cap or bottle-stop per, some of which, though more complicated and. expensive, .would give greater security against the picking of the lock or the opening of the The cap F may be made of oth and ornaniented, as may be desired.

What I claim as my inveution, is-

AV bottle-cap, provided with a lock or ca tch, in which the spring or bolt acts directly on the flanged neck of the bottle, substantially as described.

WILLIAM A. LUDDEN.

W'ituesses:

Janes J. DEAN, THos M. WYATT.

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